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Sensitivity and specificity

Known as: Specificity (statistics), Se & sp, Specificity (tests) 
Sensitivity and specificity are statistical measures of the performance of a binary classification test, also known in statistics as classification… 
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During recent months, we have experienced variable shifts in the ways that the pandemic has affected our lives. It feels like a… 
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Simultaneous detection of cadmium, copper, and lead using a carbon paste electrode modified with carbamoylphosphonic acid self-assembled monolayer on mesoporous silica (SAMMS)
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Positron emission mammography (PEM): a promising technique for detecting breast cancer
The authors are developing a high specificity technique for detecting the increased metabolic rate of breast tumours. The glucose… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Association of tyrosine kinase p56lck with CD4 inhibits the induction of growth through the αβ T-cell receptor
THE membrane glycoprotein CD4 enhances antigen-mediated activation of T cells restricted by class II molecules of the major… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Major histocompatibility complex-linked specificity of γδ receptor-bearing T lymphocytes
Several recent studies have identified a distinct subset of CD3(T3)+CD4–CD8– T lymphocytes that express a CD3-associated… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Test validity: g versus the specificity doctrine
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
DNA sequences necessary for transcription of the rabbit β-globin gene in vivo
The DNA sequences required for the expression of the rabbit β-globin gene in vivo have been examined. A variety of mutant rabbit… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
The Specificity and Action of Animal, Bacterial and Plant Toxins
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1958
Highly Cited
1958
Specificity of the adaptive response to tyrosine-alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase in the rat.
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1944
Highly Cited
1944
A PHOTOMETRIC METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CHOLATES IN BILE AND BLOOD
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